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Federal Agreement Could Cut Counter-Drone Reviews to 24 Hours
Why it’s here: A five-department federal interagency agreement on counter-UAS review and deployment, plus FAA/FCC roles and a $250M grant program, is squarely within Defense Tech and Robotics (counter-UAS, FAA drone integration) with clear US federal policy substance.
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6d agoDroneLifeFederal Agreement Could Cut Counter-Drone Reviews to 24 HoursFive federal departments signed an FAA-coordinated memorandum of understanding that standardizes counter-drone safety reviews and could cut reviews of previously evaluated systems to about 24 hours.1 outletRoboticsDefenseFederal agencies sign memo to speed counter-drone deployment over US airspace30 linked
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